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Monday, February 2, 2015

Giant Wall Clock DIY

I wanted to pop in here to show you guys a project I did recently. Over the last few weeks, I've seen giant wall clocks popping up around the blogosphere. But when I started looking around for one to buy, I discovered they are quite expensive. Then I got the idea that I could DIY my own.

The first thing I needed was a large round piece of wood. So I went to my local Habitat for Humanity Restore to look for a table top I could use.

I found this wooden antique table and thought it would be perfect once I took the legs off. Plus the guy sold it to me for $25 which I felt was a steal. It's almost 4 feet in diameter, so it's large.

I considered leaving it the natural wood because I loved the aged look it had, but it blended in too much with the color of my wall and I really wanted it to pop, so I decided to paint it white. I printed out the Roman Numerals "X, V, and I" in a font and size that I liked. Then Tim figured out the center of the circle so I could find the correct placement of my numbers. This was the hardest part and it took some trial and error. And it's definitely not perfect.

I used tracing paper to trace the numerals onto the clock and then painted them in. And finally, I gave it a good distressing. We have a large blank area on the wall in our entryway and I've been wanting to put a large statement piece there, so this is where Tim hung it up for me.

I know there are clock kits you can buy to turn it into a real working clock, but I'm kinda loving it the way it is right now.